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Analogy questions test your ability to identify logical connections. The format is A : B :: C : D (A is to B as C is to D)
B and need to find C : D with the same relationship type
Doctor : Patient (one serves the other) 2
Page : Book (part of a bigger thing) 3
Rose : Flower (specific to general) 4
Rain : Flood (one causes the other) 5
Hot : Cold (opposites) 6
Happy : Joyful (similar meaning) 7
Hammer : Nail (tool used for work) 8
Fish : Water (natural habitat) 9
Chair : Wood (what it's made of) 10
Hill : Mountain (different intensities) Shortcut Formula 1 - RELATIONSHIP
Step 1: Make a sentence with first pair: 'A does what to B' or 'A is what of B' Step 2: Apply same sentence to options Step 3: Pick the option that fits perfectly Shortcut Formula 2 - ELIMINATION METHOD: Rule: If you can't find direct relationship, eliminate options that don't match the word types (noun-noun, verb-noun, adjective-noun pattern)
Find relationship between Horse and Stable Horse lives in Stable (habitat relationship)
Apply same logic to Bird Bird lives in... what?
Check options (a) Nest - Yes, bird lives in nest (b) Sky - Bird flies in sky, doesn't live there (c) Tree - Some birds live in trees, but not specific (d) Fly - This is an action, not a place Answer: (a) Nest Worked Example 2: Question: Pen : Write :: Knife : ? Options: (a) Sharp (b) Cut (c) Steel (d) Kitchen
Relationship between Pen and Write Pen is used to Write (tool-function relationship)
Apply to Knife Knife is used to... what?
Check options (a) Sharp - This is a quality, not function (b) Cut - Yes, knife is used to cut (c) Steel - This is material, not function (d) Kitchen - This is a place, not function Answer: (b) Cut Shortcut Formula 3 - REVERSE CHECK METHOD: After selecting answer, reverse the relationship. If Bird : Nest, then does Nest : Bird make sense? Yes, nest belongs to bird. This confirms your answer.
SSC CGL asks 2-3 analogy questions per paper. 60% are function-based relationships. 25% are part-whole relationships. 15% are other types. Most questions have obvious wrong options that can be eliminated quickly
Students pick options that look similar to given words instead of finding logical relationships. For example: in 'Book : Library', students might pick 'Cook : Kitchen' thinking both end in 'ook'. But the relationship is 'things stored in place', so correct answer would be 'Car : Garage'. Don't get fooled by word similarity.
Focus only on relationship logic
In exam, spend maximum 30 seconds per analogy question. If relationship isn't clear in 15 seconds, use elimination method. This topic has high accuracy potential with practice.
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